Title |
Low back pain beliefs are associated to age, location of work, education and pain-related disability in Chinese healthcare professionals working in China: a cross sectional survey
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-255 |
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Authors |
B-K Tan, Anne J Smith, Peter B O’Sullivan, Gang Chen, Angus F Burnett, Andrew M Briggs |
Abstract |
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Evidence pointing towards a more efficacious model of care using a biopsychosocial approach for LBP management highlights the need to understand the pain-related beliefs of patients and those who treat them. The beliefs held by healthcare professionals (HCPs) are known to influence the treatment advice given to patients and consequently management outcomes. Back pain beliefs are known to be influenced by factors such as culture, education, health literacy, place of work, personal experience of LBP and the sequelae of LBP such as disability. There is currently a knowledge gap among these relationships in non-western countries. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between LBP-related beliefs among Chinese HCPs and characteristics of these HCPs. |
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Spain | 3 | 43% |
Australia | 1 | 14% |
Germany | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 2 | 29% |
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Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 207 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 29 | 14% |
Student > Master | 24 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 10% |
Researcher | 17 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 7% |
Other | 33 | 16% |
Unknown | 71 | 34% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 44 | 21% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
Psychology | 9 | 4% |
Sports and Recreations | 3 | 1% |
Other | 16 | 8% |
Unknown | 77 | 37% |